I kiss her lightly- not tentatively, but with no urgency. I know I shouldn't care about her, but right now, nothing else matters past the two of us. I brush the side of her face gently with my hand.
I tip my head over towards the recovery ward at Zero, indicating she should come, too. "Hump, Zero? Coming?" I ask. "He's still unconscious and looks rough, but I got the breathing tube out." I warn them.
Whoever is coming I bring to Ollie's bedsid…
"Frak me, Tulle. I don't know." I reply. "If it were up to me I wouldn't care what you think of me. I wouldn't see you as anything other than crew..." It's the truth, too. In my business caring is a weakness. I exploit people who care- they'll pay m…
I sigh. This girl... she gets past all my defenses. I should tell her she's deluded, or that I treat all my crew this way... But I can't. I don't want to hurt her.
"I don't get attached to my crew. Everyone knows that..." I start, haltingly, like t…
I look Rinso in the eye. "If you can earn her trust again, you'll be a very lucky man." I tell him in barely a whisper.
I stand up- smiling a little bit because I can stand- and walk over to Kiddo and VB. "Come on, let's go check on your dad." I ho…
He is a big, dumb kid, but not in the way he believes himself to be. Part of me wants to feel sorry for him, but he brought this all on himself. Kiddo could have just swallowed that pill and he'd have been none the wiser, but she chose to keep the b…
I sit there, remembering my first couple of weeks with Kiddo and her crew. The one night I told Rinso about the moon.
OOC: Did Rinso ever have feelings for me?
I sit down in the chair next to Rinso. Rehab went well, but I'm tired as hell and I haven't spent this much time on my feet in weeks. I look over to Rinso, at his scabbed face, at the way he looks at Kiddo. I chuckle a little bit when he calls me a …
I hug Kiddo warmly. "You're welcome." I reply. I almost stroke her hair, but I still haven't properly scrubbed up so my hand sort of hovers in the air for a second.
I nod at Rinso and let him take my hand. "I can have a nurse look at you today, but…
"Yes, I did." I tell him, annoyed. Couldn't he have waited a day to come back, so Kiddo could at least enjoy the moment Ollie wakes up? "Keep talking and I'm going to stick you in a wheelchair- and I know how much that sucks."
I blink my eyes a few times. "Sure." I rub one of my temples, where the hell am I again? Oh, right. Ascendant.
She can snuggle all she likes. It happened once before- when she auditioned. We didn't talk about it- it was just a thing that happened. …
"He's still unconscious. I tell Zero. "He should wake up in an hour or two. Janco took him to recovery. If you, Hump and Kiddo want to go in there in the next half hour, I can take you back. Or we can wait until he wakes up. Other visitors will have…
"Good work, doctor, yourself." I smile back at her. "I couldn't have done it without you. Really." I tell her.
I ditch the mask and bloody gloves, along with the slightly less bloody gown and walk out to the waiting area with a big smile on my face…
Ideally I'd like to have a few rooms with several bunks in each to jam the crew in. I'd have at least two other rooms for private bookings. Three if I'm lucky. I'd prefer my own room, but I'm willing to bunk with mine for a while if I can't make the…
I don't talk about me much. Something about this place, watching Satin dance- our new beginning here... I open up to the guy with the cruel smile.
I intend to make as much jingle as possible, while maintaining my and my crew's safety. I'll take Bac…
"Bacardi-" I start as he stands to leave. "What do you have going on here after the music? Satin here can dance, if you'd like?"
I push my glass forward towards Barilla. "Please. And thank you for the keycards." I say.
"Maybe tomorrow if the crew can get ready, otherwise the next day. It'll be a regular show- we'd need a couple weeks to set up a big show." I nod.
"We got a deal." I tell Braun. He didn't specify how much time he wanted with Tulle, but he's not goi…
Wow... that's... no wonder he keeps it such a secret- it's not just to keep people from ordering him around. I nod at Kiddo's last words. "I will." I tell her.
That's a lot to digest. Between therapy, the council meeting and now this, a wave of fat…
I balk at her last sentence. "What? What happened in the Valley?" My mouth hangs open a bit.
Back on the moon they were just starting to develop artificial people. The laws were put into place- coded in so deep... That's why I'd never tried to find…
"He's a trained counselor. For therapy, he's a better doctor than me." I tell her. "He was part of the first iso-cube program. He was there to help the people adjust after they woke up." Not that they needed to...
"The reason it matters is because …
I sigh. I'm going to have to give Kiddo a reason to suggest it to Zero.
"Kiddo..." I start. It's not really my secret to give up, but if there's anyone I trust on this junk heap of a planet it's Kiddo. "Metro is an artificial person. He can help he…
"Yes- a couple tents in the Bay, currently." I don't hide my distaste. "I'd like several smaller rooms, but I'm not going to be choosy until I can get things going around here."
"One or two during shows will suffice, I think." I tell Braun. I don't…
I nod. "You have space for private bookings?" I ask. I'm not overly excited about the exclusivity clause, but it may be a price I'm willing to pay for this limited time offer.
No outside security? This guy keeps a tight hold on his drek. I'm not co…